
Brenton Kim chose South Texas College of Law Houston because of its outstanding reputation for creating great litigators. He also discovered the law school had a strong network of alumni, which he wanted to join. He’s now in his second year.
Next summer, he will work first at Kean Miller, LLP then at Hirsch & Westheimer, PC — roles he found through the law school’s on-campus interview process with assistance from the Career Resource Center (CRC).
“The CRC helped edit my cover letters and resume (shout out to Robin Henegan),” Kim said. “They were very helpful with the entire process and specifically answered questions I had regarding the interviews.”
At South Texas Law, Kim is on moot court as an oral advocate, is involved with the South Texas Law Review, is a Langdell Scholar, and is vice president of community service for the Aggie Law Students Association. “I wanted to see how I would fare juggling multiple legal-orientated tasks at once,” he said.
He gained early legal experience working for Judge Donna Roth in the 295th District Court. With his South Texas Law education, legal experience, and future JD degree, Kim would love to litigate for 15 to 20 years. “After that, I’ve flirted with the idea of being a judge. But who knows… maybe I’ll retire in some cabin in the woods instead.”

He’s happy to share advice with law students ready to begin their careers. “It’s extremely helpful to go through the interview process,” Kim said. “I was pretty shaky the first couple of interviews, but after getting a few under my belt, it was smooth sailing. Also, law school is hard and stressful, but hard work builds character. I’m a strong believer that if you do good work, opportunity will present itself. Grind through and get the work done.”
Kim praised Lisa Yarrow, Tony Zamora, and the whole Bar Prep team for helping him “figure out how to approach law school problems, essays, and shed some perspective on law school itself. All that, and they gave me an office, so that’s hard to beat.”
He said he has taken an “odd path” to get to law school, and was out of college nine years before beginning at South Texas Law. “I half joke that I had forgotten how to read. Some of the professors at STCL Houston have made sure I’ve learned the law and learned to read with a certain level of specificity. It’s called the ‘Worley advantage’ for a reason.”
Beyond his life in life school, Kim practices and performs music on the weekends “because I enjoy it and it helps make some ends meet. I’ve also done a handful of eating competitions, including a hot dog eating contest.”